Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-02-08
Proceedings OF the Legislature.
SENATE.

SENATE.
DOVER, Feb. 7.--Ssnate sssem oled ct
8 o'clock. 4A&
DR.. Martin offered Joint resolution
appropriatipg $500 for the Society Of
Prevention Of Cruelty to Children.
MT. Ferguson gave notice OF an act
10 exempt from execution process GER
tain personal property.
smepd Section 8, Chapter 126, Volume
IA, Of the Laws OF Delaware. Also
bills to re-ipeorporate the Dad Fellows
Cemetery and Hebron Lodge OF ODD
Fellows.
On motion Of Mr.. McWhorter the
bill In relation to the government OF the
City OF Wilmington, and an act to d.
vorce Charlotte Hanna from Alfred
Hanna wore read , second time BY
title, and on bis further motion the
Houfe bill to divorce Beyius M. Cain
from Alice Gain was read hfst and
second time under . suspension OF the
rule.
DIR. Lewis presented from the Com
Imittee ON Corporations the bill to incor-
porate the Greenbank Ice Company:
Upon . me ton Of Mr.. Crosssn the bill
WAS I61u - bHlIu iiu&O ohu PoSooNs
Ga motion of DIR. Lewis, the House
bill to lay out . public road In South
IMurderkill Hundred; act to lay out .
public rord in South Murdefkill and
Mispillion Hundred, and an act to gu
Ithorizs the Recorder of Deeds OF Kent
IOouuty to procure new seal were read
. second time by title.
Mr.. McWborter gave notice OF an act
4 n1 m n 4
Iof Delaware.
DIR. Martin. from the Committee on
lCities and Towns, reported back with
an amendment the act amendatory OF
the charter OF the city Of Wilmington
/ (rbe bill gives each FIRE company IN
Wilmington So 900 and the amendment
gives the Washington Company ssoV
Iadditioral for It's hook and ladder
Toe bill Was read thiid time sno
passed.
Mr.. McWnorttr presented n petition
TO divorce Isaac Fighter from Annie 4
Fighter.
| A. jou.ned.
The House met At 3 p. n.
Rsad by title ard referred: House biii
to divorces Mary E. from Edmund Dill.
| Mr. Ware Introduced 40 act 20 amend
the charter OF the Eise Moor Ism Com
pary.
Mr.. Jones gavs notice. at an act &c
amend the charter of the Kant County
Mutual Insurance Company.
Mr.. Rust introdEcsd al act 10 trans
fer The farm of %lIa A. Bennett OF
district 179 to district ~, Sussex.
New bills given notice oi-By Mr..
| Ware: To incorporate the Waship gion
L c.
Incorporate Washington Lodge X. of P.
by Mr.. Temple; to incorporate tie town
Iof KentoD; by Mr.. Ware; 10 amend
chapter 2oS. vol. XVII, Delaware Laws
Mr.. Dasey prese ated n petition and
also tina following resolution on the
same subject:
Resolved, That joint committee o.
two on the part of tho Senate, Enc
three on tie part OF the House, be ap
POINTED with Instructions to visit th,
ate or such projected canal (betwcer
Indian River and Assawoman Bays)
land report VIII tier or not it Is advis
able for the Legislature to graft Ia,
fright Of way and make reasonable re
disbursements to those landowners un
able to make free stiff OF their lands Il
Ruch canal Tbs resolution was adopted
and Messrs DAsey, Harrington AM
Wilson appointed on the part Of tn
House
Mr.. Dasey presented n msnorial In
Iquifipg what has lecome OF tie biii {
lay ouss road from Muddy Neck t
Ocean View, alleged to have paessd tn
last La9islatnra- RafSsr"d
Er. Wilson presented the petition G
samuel HUDSON and Thomas V. Deput
for permission TO slrsighiep n road
RsleIreS Also petition of George 3
. Ra1clff aud others for tins making G
} election day legal holiday.
= HOUSE. bill to enable school distric
3 N 65, Sussex County, 10 levy and CO
B let by tax $3.50 to tu.ld new schoc
house was reported favorsbly an
3 passed.
Il Read By title and referred-SsDa'
: bill TO Incorporates the Tenth and Frank
} lin Streets Drain Company.
i Adjourned.